A Vaughan hospital will continue to be named after the family of Marco Muzzo, the impaired driver who killed three children and his grandfather in a horrific accident in 2015, says the health network that manages him.
On Monday, Global News reported that Edward Lake, the father of three children who died, was found dead the day after Father’s Day. He died by suicide.
“This is an incredibly tragic situation and our hearts are on the Neville-Lake family as they mourn another heartbreaking loss,” a Mackenzie Health spokesman said.
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However, the spokesman said Muzzo’s family name would continue to adorn the side of the new Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.
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In 2017, after the accident and while Muzzo was serving the associated prison sentence, Mackenzie Health accepted a $ 15 million donation from the De Gasperis and Muzzo families to build the new hospital. The organization promised to name a wing of the new facility “Torre De Gasperis-Muzzo”.
The recent tragedy of Jennifer Neville-Lake, the surviving wife of Edward Lake and the mother of her three children, has not changed the position of the health care network.
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“We understand the strong emotions that people have expressed related to the recognition that is shown in our hospital, and we accept and respect their concerns,” Mackenzie Health said.
The hospital site is about 10 miles from where Muzzo beat and killed nine-year-old Daniel Neville-Lake, his five-year-old brother Harrison, his two-year-old sister, Milly, and person of children 65 years. grandfather, Gary Neville, on September 27, 2015 in Vaughan.
The Muzzo family owns gypsum board company Marel Contractors and is worth nearly $ 1.8 billion, according to Canadian Business magazine.
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An online petition calling for the name to be removed has garnered more than 1,700 signatures since it was launched on Tuesday.
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“We have no plans to remove the signage from the building, as it recognizes the family’s long history of philanthropy, including many generous donations to Mackenzie Health,” Mackenzie Health said. “Their contributions helped build an exceptional health center for the community and for that we are very grateful.”
In February 2021, Muzzo was granted parole.
– With files by Caryn Lieberman and Ryan Rocca of Global News
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